The Hendricks County Union, Volume 10, Number 24, Plainfield, Hendricks County, 25 September 1873 — Page 2

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1UV GOODS. CKEAPEETHAHTHECKEAPEST Better Than The Best! We have just r -ci ved Oases Prints, Best Qualities. Gases Bleached Muslin, from 8 to 20 cts. per ymS, 5 5 2 3 Cases Bleached Can ton Flannel, Very CheaD j Cheap. Cases Unbleached Canton Flannel Very Chcac. ft nip. a TTnWpnebiPfl Hntt.nn. from ! 10 to 15 cts. We are I i t-a d v n.-tantly lurking additions to our LARGE AND VARIED STOCK Of e cry article nsujally kept ii a FIOST-CLASS DRY-HOODS ZIOl'SI 1 4 We hav x very extensive selee:i n of CXOTI-I3 tjl we think we can g t it p a suit of Clothes tb.it will compare favorably with the productions ot an v ci; v. Oar Drcsa Goods, Stoclx Xiaee? Stock Iloosicry rind Gloves Arc all likewi.-e or.tn plefc, an! we would lie jl.:)-e;l to hnvc jcu call en us when you Is it t. f Ot . AP.VU.s & HATCH, 05 Ea.-t Was! rtnn Mice! May 91 fis LI ! f T XT I J 1 I 1 lit U l i u IN Fai!JrEP AND PUBLISHED BY In. SCEARCE. DANVILLE, INDIANA. J Thursday, September 2-5. lS7-, covnxuEn FiroAi rouuTii lwct:. weather ; think it was nearly lu r. at., it might have been alter 10, think not, however: heard no shooling there that night; saw Mr. G'ossctt in front of the house; he was alone; stood in front of the door; he followed us to the barn, in the road: from the gate to the barn it is about 100 yards; do not know the time we left Piainliehl : think I!i!l Sione and 1 tapped the beer, and then we, G'osett and all, took drinks ; Mr G'osselt drank and went to the house ; Stone and I went to bed; we slept in a room at the barn : the windows and door were open : saw 31r. r. next morning j before daylight ; he came to the room where we slept ; he came to the door, and said he wanted us to look for his wife ; he had found a paper saying she would he dead when lound ; then he went tothe house ; Stone and I went to j the house ; do not know if he awakened ; 31 ike Mora n ; we took a light and look- j Oil in the rooms and cellar, Mike went ! into the garden and spring house; then ! we went into the smoke hoiiaC ; the door was not locked; the windows were' closed, except one had no sash hi the top; thought first that the body was a pile of carpet, then looked through the window and saw it was 3irs. G. Mr. G. was all this time sitting in the porch; the children were in the sitting room, all that were up; do not know that Crossett told us to go to the smoke house to look. 31 r. G. then came and asked us if she was dead, I said she was ; did not feel her person ; saw a rope over joist, a knife on the table, and a razor also, and a pistol on the greund. Pistol shown witness That is the vi-fol, know it by the mark on it, Ik A. T , he, 3fr. G., said ho bought it o? Uurby Tomlinson ; when I came from I'lainiield I think G. was in the door. After 3Ir. G'ossett moved from I'lainfi.'ld to the farm, do not remember seeng the pistol, till the time of the death do not know where it was kept except j at the stable ; think I saw it at the house befne he moved to Plainfield; don't k lOW V lien he bought it of Tomlinson ; he move 1 to I'iiintield in the fall of l' ') : after he didn't see the moved from Plainfield I pistol till the death : 31 r. u. sani mat sn was up late, smoking fur tooth ache or neuralgia, think sr.d at midnight or bite at night, was up : no one called for Mrs. G. w we were looking for her. he hen Crii" examined. bv Ben Harrison 31 r. smoking for the toothache; that she got up dblerent times that night to smoke. AVe only talked but a short time; the children were in the room; do not think 3Ir. (I. was with them, but I did not see him all the time. I was in the front room of the smoke house, nearly up to the sill. It was growing light. I came from Plainfield 1 think about 10 v. ai. The train passed the depot while we were at the bridge. We drove to the d"pot, put in the keg of beer and Mr. Lawrence, and went away; took I Lawrence home, then directly home. We walked and trotted home. It would ' nil. .'VVSl -'l7 I'lVLC, lau , i a t e ta tlv e from lo to drive from Plain-1 d ; o o rt; . ct, by Gordon. I took a letto D"r. 31artin after the death. . read the letter to me. but do ter I think (. not re think Marti member the contents ; do not be sent any request by me to Dr. a. Think I should know the lett il' I should see it. ( Let ter shown was the letter fa wit lie-s.) Thought it ken to Dr. 31artin. Cros ex., by Harrison. Beer had been kept in the granary before. The rope over the joist was about inch rope, and bad been used theSundaj' before for a swing in the wood house. Tin-re was a noose on one end of it; the noo-e, when I hung it up in ihe wood hoiie. wa not in the rope. The knot was a eofuMion one. 1 saw a razor there, I hid een it before about the house; do n:t know if it had been there before or for what it had been used. Wibou Carter direct, by Gordon. lb .1. in Indianapolis; am in the drug s: once lived in HendricKS Co., budn seven miii s . -t of here, about 2 miles from Mr. G's. I was fishing the night of the murder near Mr. G's house. Staved I'd? between 10 anil 11 o'cIock ; a th ti me with us. I heard a shot after 10, rather in a southdirection, i'l h o r n b r o u gh a n d s rnet ime W'e-'erlv John Ibs were with us. I beard only one shot that evening. We left about j" minutes alter. There is a range of i no th and south between us and house. Cross-ex. from fajbei 1 "i e ' i'( e k . tl.iiik it wa . by Harrison. We started 's house one mile east from I do not know the time. Put - !t'"rlv d or :w ut W e oa; It no fires there; were 5J or 100

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yards above the Rochville road ; fished , together. 1 had a timepiece, also one other one ; we did not nolo the time When we got there; think it was about 10U v. m., when we started. The shot was beard about 15 minutes before we started home ; got home about 11. 1 judge this by the time it would take to ; walk the distance. Absalom Thornbrough direct, by J. j W. Gordon. Lived about 9 miles east, j about .'J or ' 'miles northeast of G's ! house. Xow I live about 2lA northeast of G's. The night she died I was fishing just north of the I'ockyille road, with John I?oss and "Wilson Carter; L I u ii tv t; H Li c ilUU'.H i iiiiiu nunu ui u house. It was as if a gun shot south and east of us ; heard the sound about the time we were tvadv to start home. The sound of the gun was in the dircct ion of G's house. Cro-s ex., by Harrison. The general sound was soutlieast. There were hills betweeen us and the house The sound was loud like a shot gun, not so loud as most shot guns; thin!: it was about 11 o'clock. lie-direct, bv Gordon. Don't rente m-evemn-r. ber (he John ind of TliompMin direct, b' Got don. Live lived there in w ,i in i! nt on t hav 23 years t wife : ; went re mem In to school with his tii the tune she died ; was not there ut tiie time of the iiifiuest was at Indianapolis me city oe:ore ; orne.ius eacn ami juhh liodenhamer was with me; came home on the National road; 1 came within a mile of Mr. G's house on my way home. In passing along home, when nearest 31 r. G"s iiouse, heard the report of a T , . sr. 1? A - 1 ..1 T . . 1 . . . V to!, think it was between 1U .".tni iAt.. I thinh a little before 11. it was a little before 12 when I got home. Cross ex., by Harrison. I only guess at the time I heard the report : it sounded lihe a musket. Is'e-dircct. Do not know of auv one shooting an owl that night. I never heard a shot fired in a room ; do not know how it would sound. FOl'IiTII D.W. E. G. Hogatc Direct, by J. Y. Gordon. Live in Danville; lived here for about nine years: am a member of the bar; have been for about one year ; was present during the trial of Bach vs Isaiah Iloriftulay et als. Took evidence for the prosecution in that case. Certain letters were placed in Mr. Gossett's hands when he testified on that trial. The one marked "Statement A'r appended to an atlidavit of the date of June Id, lSGO. he said was his own handwriting; another bearing date of May 21, 1SC), he said was his handwriting also. The one in blue ink, commencing ''Oct. 29," and addressed "Dear Sister," he said was in the handwriting of Mary J. Gossett. Cross ex., by Ben Harrison. Took notes of evidence in the case of Bach vs Hornaday and others; have not refreshed mv memory from those notes since that time. As soon as they were taken they were given to Xave and3lcKenzie. I have not seen them since. Certain notes of evidence shown witnes which were identified as the eviI deuce taken m mat ease, j can not say that they are till the no'.es ; but they are t the notes of evidence taken ; think there i are 10G pages of them. AVui. Wallace Direct, by J. W. GorI don. Beside at Indianapolis; was a j lawyer for some years, and have been i County Clerk. My acquaintance with i handwriting is such that 1 can judge of ! them in ordinary cases. The statement j '"A" and the letter written on the lUst ' of May, IS'-O were written by the same hand, I have no doubt of it. The blue ! letter was not bv the same hand as the other two; they arc deferent handwritings. The "last request" is not the same handwriting as the blue letter I f the blue letter was the ordinal " vriiing of Mrs. Gossett thc"last request" c..Tiot be. There are some features of theai(, request" and the statement 'Vand the letter of thr 31st of May which are common to all. It Js m v judgement thev ...... -Jo were written nv me same person. Harrison Allman, direct, by Major i Gordon. I lived at Plainfield for eight years ; was acquainted with Gossett and wife ; he kept a livery stable and traded in stock ; he belonged to the 31. E. Church ; owned a house in front of the livery statue. Alfred .Johnson liven ;n it with his family. I saw the defendant with Phoebe Johnson riding, said they were going to see a sick relation. Nobody was with them. Saw them fogether at Johnson's house, nobody with them when 1 first saw them. Saw them at 31r. Mu rill's when there was sickness at the house. I stepped in a room to smoke and found Gossett and Phoebe in there, she with her elbow on his knee looking info his face. Gossett said, "Bro. Allman, we are talking of futurity." Don't know that I saw them anywhere else, except in riding; talked to him of his intimacy with Phoebe, at his stable. He said, 'T never intend to asr my wife to move hacc to the farm." I said, "For the Lord's sare don't say so ; you have a good wife and you ought to go bacZ; to the farm." He said she might stay with the girls in town and he would take the boys and go to the farm. 1 fold him lie ought to break off his associations with Phoebe that it would injure him. He said that the Lord knew his heart and that he did not mean anything bad and that he would pursue his way. Xo cross examination. Mrs. Wilheltnine Bradley, by Major Gordon.- Live in Indianapolis; now .John Bach ; knew 31rs. Foltz.she is dead, knew her many years ; think fhe died soon after Mrs. Gossett did. I know Gossett ; saw him at Bach's long before his wife died ; saw Phoebe there long before 3Irs.fi. died. Saw Cossett and Phoebe there together in a room on a bed, I saw them through a glass door; saw (i. go into Phoebe's room ; saw the clothes on him. This was before his wife died, in March. I saw them there together before this time. I think I saw G. there as much as ten times. Mr. Bach and family slept in the middle room, Phoebe's room was back. I saw them in bed just at dinner time. I saw Phoebe at Bach's when they lived over the drug store. When Phoebe left Bach's she went to Mrs. Foltz's. I saw her there 2 or 3 times a Aveek ; saw G. there once, that was before his wife's deal!). Never saw G. before that time at Mrs. Foltz. Do not know hoio long Phoebe lived with Mrs. Foltz after the death of Mrs. Gossett. Cross ex., by Ben Harrison. Do not know who asked me first about this affair: flunk it was 2 vears ago: Do not know Casteele. Some man came and asked me about it I don't know Avho it was; then another man came; do not know him ; that was all that came; then the Sheriff came and served a paper on me. I was at 3lrs. Bentsch when the Sheriff came. When I came to Danville on the Bach trial, the first man gave me money to come on ; paid our f are. The house of Bach has four rooms, the store is front, tables are set and pre

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of the eating room opens into kitchen. The morning' when I saw them there, I just went to help Mrs. Bach work. I sat by the table and eating my dinner. I put, previously, into the middle room inv bonnet and shawl, I had been there 2 hours then went to get my bonnet and shawl, and 1 saw through fhe glass door t Jo-sett and Phoebe on the bed. Mr. G. had on, I think, brown clothes; Do not know that I saw him with them pants on before. I saw their legs on the bed, I know it was them. Be-ex. Major Gordon showed witness a plan of the premises of John Bach, and witness described it all to the 'jury. Ke-cross. Q. How do you recognize Major Gordon's draft anil could not mine ? A. T know that is correct. Mrs. Bertha Fletcher, direct, by Maj. Gordon, Live in St. Louis. Before 1 went there I lived in Indianapolis. Know G. and his present wile; have been to G's 2 times ; stayed all night one. My mother's name was Eliza Foltz. Phoebe Johnson boarded with my mother once. She came in the spring and left in August. 1 met 3Ir. G. once at mother's before Mrs. G's death. I won! home just at dark, went in .and found G and Piioebe there. She was oh G's lap. Phoebe jumped up, and mother said, l,Xo difference, it is only my daughter." G. said, "I e?cpect to live with Phoebe," and patted her on the back. After Mrs. G's death 31r. G. and daughter were at mother's; this was soon after Mrs. G's death, while Phoebe boarded there. Xcver saw G. or Phoebe before that time at mother's. Cross ex. I cainefrom Sf. Louis this morning; 3Ir. Harding came for me, paid my expenses. 3Iy clothes were in pawn and 3Ir. Harding redeemed them and I came. The clothes were pawned for 7.00 and 1 do not know how much the shoes were. My maiden name was Foltz. married Taylor and am divorced from him. Married Fletcher and am living with him. "Was divorced because lie drank. 3Irs. Ed. Bentsch, direct, by Major Gordon. Live on South Illinois street, in Indianapolis ; lived there IS years. Know John Bach. Know A. "W. Gossctt, saw him at 31rs Foltz's house; saw Phoebe there also ; remember hearing of the death of 31rs. G. Saw Phoebe at Mrs. F's before the death, did not see G. there till after the death about six weeks. Saw G. in the middle room with arm around Phoebe. (Witness recognized 3Ir. G. in the court room.) I came out to Danville on a writ. Saw 3Ir. G. at the Grant Iiouse in Danville. 31r. G. and Bach came to my house 2 years ago, 3Ir. G. commenced to make in it of me, for he said the folks in Danville thought I was crazy. Folks said they thought it was an Irish woman, lie came again and bought So cents worth of me. He came again it about 10 a. ai. He said I had told it to the police and I had better fake care of the properto. I told him I cared not, I should tell what I knew. I said 3Irs. Foltz said she had been at Jennie Johnson's. 1 told him when Phoebe was tailed up to John Bach's house, I said to him that John Bach's girl came to 3Irs. Foltz and wanted her to come to Bach's, lie then took out his pocket book, Cossett said there was no harm in taking care of a poor girl. The girl that went for Phoebe was named Katie Ecb. Mr. G. came between 10 and 11 a. :,r., no one with him. He said he herad that I told it to the Chief of Police. "Look out for the property, as there might be a suit for damages." Gossett said there was 10 or 17 questions, hard questions, Told Gossett that 3Irs Foltz said John Bach's hired girl came and took Phoebe to the house of Bach's. Xu cross examination. John I). Ilowhind, direct, by Major Gordon. Live in Indianapolis; lived there since spring of 1S57. For S or 9 yes,:' have been Clerk of U. S. Court; previou51 to that a member of the bar; have nab! totiic attention to handwriting. I frequently have directed my attention to handwri'iMg and compared ; Think the letter of ixlrs. Gossett was not. written bv the same m.nd that Avrotc the statement "A" and the ttcr of May 31st. The 'dast request," I be?'eve to be in the same hand as statement 4iA' and t he letter of 3Iay 31st. The general appearance of t hem is different, but some striking resemblence is there. The "last request" ami letters look as if they were written by a person not in the habit of writing' much, but frequently. The '-C" and ':G" and "A" in all arc some alike. The letter '"C" in all is peculiar, a stroke upward and then a turn to make the letter. The small -"S" is peculiar in ail. The initial "31" in all are somewhat alike, particular! v in the word "Morphine." The small letter "A' is alike in all ; it somtimes stops at the top on its last member ; it looks like an "()." The one that wrote the letter with blue ink could not have written the other two and the '"last request " The 'file" in morphetie is alike in all to some extent. The words dead, spelled "tied" look alike in all, and look as if one hand might have done all. The handwriting in all arc the same, I believe. Cross examination A knowledge of handwriting is the first resort. The general appearance is the best It frequently occurs that persons make letters differently in different circumstances ; but every one lias certain peculiarities that they have unconsciously acquired in writing. It requires a great (deal of skill in penmanship to counter's feit another's handwrite. j lie-examination. Not important. j (Jt.-n. John Ci it urn, direct by Major Gordon. I j live in Indianapolis. Lived there aliout 49 years ail my Ufo. Before I got into polities I v.a-s an Attorney, aim ieuty taerx or uic snipreme Cnurt. I think I had at one tunc as much skill n any one t judge of the sameness or unFaiiicr.ess of writing, by clerking 7 or 8 year. I know A. W. Goesett; first knew hi in 7 or 8 years ajo. I faw him at his houso in company "with Ir. Martin. Martin was, aud U nuw,ngent ! f X. W. Life Insurance Co. I was Trustee of 1 that Company. My business was to tee to the matter of loans on real estate security. At the request of Ir.Martin I went to Mr. G's to see his lands, fie lived 3 or4 miles from Plainfield. j Went in G's biijrgy. 1 recommended the loan to be made. I came from Washington about the ; 1 st of A i .ril, and t hink about the middle of April or first of May I went there. Went there again I after her death; got there in the forenoon, went j in a bn;rry; we were there 5 or (i hours; we conversed ahout tke insurance on her life, not about . a loan f money on real estate security. Gossett ! showed us the house and place where she died. Gossett said they retired to tied, that Mrs. G. J was awake in the niht; do not remember why I he said she was awake lie went to tdeep. He ) awoke Hjrain, she was not in the room; did not ; know w here she was. Called the men in the barn to help look for the wife. Some persons in j the bouse requested to help look: do not knew ! the time he bectan the search, lie said the search i was made in the yard, then he directed some one : to go to the smoke-house and look there; some I one went to the smoke-house and looked in the j window; saw no one; told to look again. Day , was now breaking. Then they went into the emoke-house and found the i ody; one of the feet on the dour-sill. He was informed of the matter. Gossett told thevn to let her remain till the Coroner come. I looked at the door: saw the bullet in the door. Gossett said something about

a paper being fourid in a morphine bottle. Goseett did not say who found it. My recollection is that he said her death was brought by the use of morphine- Gos-sett said she occasionally tcok opium as a medic;:l remedy. He said she was not addicted habitually to the use of opium. Do not remember that he said anything about eating ojdum the night before her death. iSpoke of some ministers taking tea with them the night before, and his wife was cheerful. Gossett said, I think, that this insurance money would answer in the place of the loan. Do not remember about what he said of the loan. Some ones at the table talked freely about the death of Mrs. Gossett. Cross examined by Ben. Harrison. 'The lady at the table who ?poke of her death was, 1 think, Mary J. Gussett's sister. It may be he ga:d the preacher was to come the next day, not that he had been there. Mrs. Helen Coleman, direct, by J. W. Gordon. Live in Hendricks county, lour miles of Brownsburg. Know A. W. Gossett. Did not know Mary J. Gossett. First knew Gossett the fall after his wife died. Did not talk with hiiu about his fivst wife. Talked with him some about his second wife. Gossett a-ked mo what was the matter. I .-aid I La i a heap of trouble. I had a child to support. Ho said it was not much no me, re than the girl he expected to be married to. Two nights before I was mairied It. and wife came to my bedroem. I was crying. He asked me wha t was the matter. Gossett said, "l'hocbc, what would you have done if I had served yon so?" Sho said, "I do not know." He said it had not been his intention to slight her; he always intended her to be his second wife. Wm. Owen, direvt by Major Gordon. Live at Plainfield; lived there 17 years: have known Gossett some 17 years; remember wheu he lived at Plainfied. I had some dealings with him in ISS7; sold him buggies, stock, harness and livery outfit. The next dealings was in the spring of 18(53. I bought and sold horses for him, for nearly 7 month-:. About the 1st day of April, IStiS, he was passing in and out at Alfred Johnsou's very frequently. 1 told him, ai'tcr 1 had been there three weeks, that I wanted to talk to him. I ttdd him that his ccursc might bring trouble on his family; some might tell his wifo and ruin the family associations. He said he would drop the Johnsons: went there for religious purposes. He then went north, and returned, saying he had never iut such a day over his head. Then Alfred Johnson moved opposite the stable. He went there constantly; said he would go and come when he jdeascd, and it was no one's business. Ttdd G. some men said they would come and knock the window in. Totd him to relieve me of the stable, for I feared it would be burned. A t .rf morniii; 1'hocbn icr-nt inyii on the train eaxt. (Thc Court struck out the italicized words from the evidence, as the witness stated them on hearsay.) I went to Indianapolis with a team the day Phoeba left. Met Mr. G. about Eaglet-reek bridge; said he was going to IndiaimpoLis. On the next day I think Mr. G. came home on the 3 o'clock train. Alfred Johnson brought the horse home. Mr. Johnson was about the stable part of the time. Once Mr. Johnson came across from the house and patted Gossett on the shoulder, and they went to Johnson's house. Johnson, in five minutes, went up town and (i. remained. The books were left at the stable, and no business was done at Johnson's. Gossett told me he was away on the train, came home and took a bedroom by himself. In the night Mrs. Mary J. Gossett tame and a.-ked him to come to his own bed. He said, "No, never!" She sai 1 if i-ho ha I done anything wrong, she was sorry. Phi eba kept house for her father and Julia a very short time. Cross examined by L. M. Caaipbell. I never was in JohnsoE's house; only speak from what I saw. Nathan Jo' nson was there at times. There was Isaac, who took meals at his father's. Mr. Johnson was in the employ of G. at the same time I was. Wm. f tone, Henry Fitch and Kd. llurehard worked at the stable also. I said in chief that Mr. Johnson went to Indianapolis the day after Gossett did. I married a sister of the first Mrs. Gossett, after her death. Do not know where she lived the tummer before. FIFTH IUT OF GOSSKTT'S TKIAf.. Austin H. Brown, direct by Major Gordon. I live in Indianapolis; have been cashier of a bank there for two or three years back. Have had some experience in comparing hand writing. Think I could form some opinion of hand writing. The one marked Statement "A" and one of May 31, 1800, are by the same person written. The one addressed "Dear Sister" is not in the same hand writing as the two former. (The defendant objected to the testimony being given as being merely a matter of opinion, and the weight was not to be given merely as a mutter of opinion, but good reason to substantiate the opinion found. The objection was argued af length and was sustained by the Court.) The one who wrote the (-no addressed "Pear Sister" did not write the "Last llequc-U," or either of the o!hr two, in my opinion. The general features are different. The blue letter was written by one, a very poor writer. The hand writing, in my opinion, of the "Last lUqaest" is written in disguis". It is an attempt to imitate some one else. The small "T" in ''Last llequsC'aTid letter of .May 31, ere very much alike. The small "C" in both are alike. The "M" in m rpnine is very much alike in both. The initiaf'M" is almost similar. The initial "S" in both have no very marked similarity. The "ay" in "May" in both are very much alike. The 'A" looks very much like an ")." Seine similarity in the double "ss" in both. The word 'on is spelled did in both the "Last Keque. t" and the letter dated May 31. The dot over the "I" in Statement "A" and in "Last Kcipaest" are alike: both look like a caret. There are peculiarities running through all the letters that are common. I would not say positively that the writing v. as done by the same person, but thi is my opii ion. They might have been done by the same person.

'1 i ere is an attempt to di-gu:se. Cvors examination by Den. Harrison. The fact of c-e being spread- mor6 than the other does not n ve conclusively that the haul is disguised. It sometimes happens that a person trying to coun i: fcit dots not write uniform. I do not recjard this ii? a counterfeit, that is the "Last Request," but a.'-'- attempt to disguise the hand. Have seen some disguised hand?, and the peculiarity of the original band will crop out all through the writing. The "Last Rs-que-t," at a glance, ha.' tho appeai;;'ice of uniformity. A person who has experieno- in writing writes less uniform, as to certain inters, than an inexperienced person. The first test in comparing writing is frt,m the general appearance. The appearance of the letter "U"in both are alike, and if found but once in all it would be some criterion to go on. Alexander Jemison, direct questions by Major Gordon. The "Last Request," Statoment "A," letter October 29, and May 21, 18G9. Am cashier of a bank; have been for 7 or 8 jrears; part of my business is to exa mine writing; could puss an opinion. The blue letter of Oct. 29 is written by a dil'.erent hand from any of the others: think it doubtful if the person who wrote the bluo letter could have written the others, and the ''Last Request." There are similarities in the "Last Request," the Statement "A," and the letter of May 31. While there are similarities, still I would not like to say that they were written by the same hand. Still, in business, I should think they were by the same hacd. Cross Examination, by Gen. Harrison. There would be some di fie re nee in hand writing altera year or two, if the person should write much in the meantime: The difference in condition as to mental excitement, under morphine or anything af the kind, mitht make a difference in. the handwriting. (The italieiseel words Ave re stricken out by order of the court.) We judge of a counterfeit bill, first, by a general appearance, then study it in detail ; some writers make the same letters differently at the same time, if a person should make the same letter always the same it would have more weight. lie-examination The stamp of the paper mill is the same on all thepap ers, except the blue one ; the hantl does not change much after i0 years old. lie-cross If a person should go from a farm to a bank and write much he might change his handwriting. Milton Stanley, direct question, byMajor Gordon. Live 11 .l miles smith east of Plainlield ; lived there 41 years ; known G. 20 years ; remember when he moved to Plainfield ; can't tell the exact time; remember .when he assisted in public meetings, once assisted in a union meetiii":, about 3!o miles from Plainfield ; saw G. start away from that meeting in a buggy, no one in the buggy j but G-; afterwards saw G. with Phebe j Johnson, the same night, came on them suddenly; the horse of G's was in a, j slow walk, Gossett had his arm around ; Phebe and hugged up close together;! this was about sunset; this was about! -1: or 2 hours after adjournment of the

meeting. Vrhen I met him lie was 1. miles from Plainfield. Cross Ex., by l5eit Harrison. Cvnthia White lived on the same road that Gossettt was on; know that Cynthia had been sic& a short time before that. Wm. II. Calvert, direct question, by Jno. W. Gordon Live in Plainfield, IlendrietS county.: have been paintino-there-; have given some attention to handwriting, so that I think I could give an opinion of the sameness or unsameness. (Papers, ''last request, etc.,'' shown witness.) Have seen the paper before; thinj I can pass judgement on them. My judgement is, that There is no similarity between the blue letters ami the others; my opinion is that the one who vcrote the letters of May 31st, wrote the '"last request ;" the shape ot letters, the slant, the y," 'the "t" in to, the -d," the forepart of the word didnt, the word did is the same; the letters "le," in live is the same as lice in the letters to Martin. The in" in the "request" is the same as in the Statement 'A ;" the word found, in the statement, is the same as itv the. request. The word ded is written and spelled alike in all; the small "s" is ali.e in all ; the word tcent in the request, is the same as would in the statement. The Statement "A" and letter of May 31, 1S09, are in A. W. Gossett's handwriting, I Aaiow this f or I have frequently received letters from him. Cross Ex., bv Ben Harrison. The "P" is the same in both ; the "IV'is alie in both; the "I)' in both is alike; the E" the "F," "II," "I," and the whole word "is" are alike in both. The one who wrote "last request" trietl to disguise his hand. Only two letters in the "last request" but are similar to the letter of May 31st, and Statement "A." Never called upon before to testify as an expert except once before, on the same papers. Never called upon before to compare handwritings. Mr. Gossett was once in my custody when I was Sheriff. "lelid not have much difficulty irith G. at that time, I do not have much affection for him now." Persons sometimes make the same letters differently. Men sometimes write their names differently, one time right after the other. (Some pencil writing shown Witness to identify.) lie-examination- Pencil writing is not the best test of a handwriting. Was Post Aeljutant for sometime and received many letters, while in that position. Samuel Hornady, direct question, by M;ij. Gordon. Eive in Washington Township, 1 !.C mile from Gossett. liemember the time Mrs. G. died, think she died on Tuesday night. The Suntlay before I teas at my Brother's, on Eagle Creek ; going home, wife and I met Mr Gossett in Sp ringtown. going east and I going west; saw him next day at home. Tuesduy night his -wife dietl ; I was at Gossett's on Wedneselay morning, Mrs. (i. was dead then. Did not talk with Mr. G. on that day. We went to the room where Mr. G. was, and heard him give his testimony before the Coroners' Jury, "I was on that jury." (Objections ?cere made to what Mr. G. said on that inquest, other than as appeared of record. It was then conclutled to call the Coroner to show that the record of the inquest was -very imperfect. So Mr. flornaday stood oneside for the present.) The testimony of A. W. Cosset', as given at the Coroner's Jury, was then read to the Jury. Silas Harvey, direct preliminary, by I'en Harrison. Have been copying evidence in this case; have copied none of the expert testimony. By Major Gordoji. Live in Indianapolis; am Deputy Clerk of Marion county, have been such tor six years. Have had experience in comparing handwritings. (Papers shown witness to compare.) Saw these papers about one year ago, for the first time. Do not think the hand that wrote the blue letter wrote the "last request," or Statement "A," or the letter of May 31, 1S(J. I think the "last request, the Statement "A," the letter of May 31, 1SGP, were written br the same hand. Cross Ex. I form my-judgment by comparing the general appearance of the three papers, I have not been call

ed upon to compare papers and writings often. My attention has been called upon-fo notice signatures, onlv. There would be a lack of uniformity where one attempted to conceal Ids handwriting. Think a man could not pick up a style and write uniforniily from it at first ; some of his own style would crop out all along. Saw those papers first, in Major Gordon's custody, lhin& he said nothing to me about them, but merely gave them to me. Mrs. Owen, direct question, by Major Gordon. AV'ife of AVm. Owen. I am sister of Mary J. Gossett, deceased. (Blue letter shown witness.) Saw that in my own home: I received the letter from the post-office; when I received tJie letter I thought it was in my sister's handwriting; I had received several before ft"mi her. I feel very sure of saying that .is her hanelwriting. Iliad been there, and left my trunk for her to send me. Tiling I g-ot the trmifc and letter about the same time. I lived iu 11amlinten coijnty. Cross Ex. I found the paper in my bureau drawer, with mv letters. I kept it there for months. I think I sent it to the officers last winter. I h-id it as much as six months iu my possession'. Think probably- I had it a year before I found it. This is the only letter I have from my sister. Mr. G. and I never made search for letters from Mary J. lie-examination. I can not say certainlv how long before Mrs. G. tlied that I got that letter. Cross Ex. Some three years since my husband died. Can't tell exactly the time. Never saw her write a letter. Do not know that I ever saw her write except as children. Dr. H. C. Martin, direct. Major Gordon. Lived in Indianapolis for the last nine years. Am State Agent ofN. W. Life Ins. Co. Knew Gossett first in 1SG7. Know that Mr. G. was insured in the Company. It docs Life Insurance business only. Question: If there was a life insurance en any li'es procured by Mr. G., state the fact. There was. (Paper shown witness.) This paper is the policy on the life of Mary J. Gossett. Policy read in evidence. (Proof of Loss shown witness.) Proof reael in evidence. C'OXTIXUF.D NEXT WEEK. LEGAL AIVEUTISE3I1LTS. ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE. .Notice is hereby riven, that I will sell at publie auction, on the 7th day of October, 1873, at the residence of Benjamin Woodraw, late of Hendricks county, deceased, all hTs personal property, not taken by the widow, consisting of one Bay Mare, Corn in the field, Farming Implements, Household and Kitchen Furniture, &c. A credit of three months will be given on all sums over three dollars, the purchaser giving his note with approved security, waiving valuation and appraisement laws. Sept 11 ROBERT FUItXAS, Adm'r.

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